WordSkills
Lesson 14
AERO
1. aero -- air

aerate



aerial



aerobics


aer (air)
ate (make)
aer (air)
ial (pertaining to)
aero (air)
ics (science of)
ANTHO
2. antho -- flower

anthology



ananthous




antho (flower)
logy (study of)
an (lacking, without)
anth (flower)
ous (full of)
anthozoan



anth (flower)
zo (animal)
an (related to)
ARBOR
3. arbor -- tree

arbor

arbor (tree)

arboreal

arbor (tree)
eal (resembling, related
to)


arboretum


arbor (tree)
ium (place)
BATH, BATHY
4. bath (bathy) -- deep


bathos
bathymetry

bath (deep) : sinking from
the lofty to the depths of
the ridiculous

bathy (deep)
metr (measure)
y (result of)



bathysphere


bathy (deep)
sphere (circle)
CAD, CID, CAS
5. cad (cid, cas) – fall, happen,
accident

decadent




casualty




recidivism



de (down)
cad (fall)
ent (that which)
cas (fall)
al (related to)
ty result of)
re (back, again)
cid (happen)
ism (belief, doctrine)
CALC
6. calc – lime, stone, pebble

calcification




calcium



calculate


calc (stone)
fic (make)
ation (act of)
calc (lime)
ium (mineral)
calc (pebble)
ate (do, make)
CHLORO
7. chloro -- green

chlorine



chloroform



chlorophyll


chloro (green)
ine (pertaining to)
chloro (green)
form (form)
chloro (green)
phyll (leaf)
CHRYS
8. chrys – yellow, gold

chrysanthemum



chrysalis

chrysophyte
chrys (yellow)
anth (fower)

chrys (yellow):hardshelled pupa of a
butterfly

chrys (yellow)
phyt (plant)

CRE, CREAS, CRET
9. cre (creas, cret) -- grow

increase



crescendo



accretion



in (in)
creas (grow)
cres (grow)
scend (climb)
ac (to)
cret (grow)
tion (act of)
CUR
10. cur – care for

curator



curious



sinecure


cur (care for)
or (one who)
cur (care for)
ious (full of)
sine (without)
cur (care for)
CYAN
11. cyan -- blue

cyan

cyan (blue)

anthocyanin

antho (flower)
cyan (blue)
in (in)



cyanosis


cyan (blue)
osis (disease, abnormal
condition)
CYTO
12. cyto -- cell

astrocyte




cytogenesis




cytotoxin


astr (star)
cyto (cell): star shaped cell
in brain and spinal cord
cyto (cell)
gen (start)
sis (process)
cyto (cell)
tox (poison)
in (in, into)
DOMIN
13. domin – lord, master

dominate



predominate




ano Domini


domin (master)
ate (make)
pre (before)
domin (master)
ate (make, do)
anno (year)
domini (lord)
ERYTHRO
14. erythro -- red

erythema



erythrocytometer




erythro (red): abnormal
redness of the skin
emia (condition)
erythro (red)
cyto (cell)
meter (measure)
erythrophobia


erythro (red)
phobia (fear of)
ETHNO
15. ethno – nation, race, culture

ethnic



ethnology



ethnocentric



ethn (race, culture)
ic (related to, having the
characteristics of)
ethno (culture)
logy (study of)
ethno (culture, race)
centr (center)
ic (related to)
FERV
16. ferv – hot, boil, bubble

fervent



fervid



effervescent



ferv (hot)
ent (full of)
ferv (hot)
id (related to)
ef (out)
ferv (boil)
scent (beginning to)
GYN
17. gyn -- woman

gynecologist




androgynous




gynophobia


gyn (woman)
log (study)
ist (one who)
andro (man)
gyn (woman)
ous (full of)
gyn (woman)
phobia (fear of)
-- ISH
18. – ish – like, resembling

childish



feverish



dwarfish


child (child)
ish (like)
fever (fever)
ish (like)
dwarf (small)
ish (like)
--ITIS
19. –itis – infection, inflamation

meningitis



arthritis



hepatitis


meninx (brain
membrane)
itis (inflamation)
arthr (joint)
itis (inflamation)
hepat (liver)
itis (inflamation)
LIBER
20. liber -- free

liberal



liberty



liberate


liber (free)
al (related to)
liber (free)
ty (state of)
liber (free)
ate (make, do)
METER
21. meter -- measure

perimeter



isometric




odometer


peri (around)
meter (measure)
iso (same)
meter (measure)
ic (pertaining to)
hodos (road, trip)
meter (measure)
MOLL
22. moll -- soft



mollify
mollusk
emollient

moll (soft)
fy (make, do)

molluscus (soft boiled)

e (out)
moll (soft)
ent (that which)



ORNI, ORNITH
23. orni (ornith) -- bird

ornithology



ornithivorous




orniscopy



ornith (bird)
logy (study of)
ornith (bird)
vor (eat)
ous (full of)
ornith (bird)
scop (look, see)
y (result of)
PHYLL
24. phyll -- leaf

phylloid



aphyllous




phyllophagous



phyll (leaf)
oid (like)
a (lacking)
phyll (leaf)
ous (full of)
phyll (leaf)
phag (eat)
ous (full of)
PON, POS
25. pon (pos) – place. put

compose



depose



opponent



com (with, together)
pos (put)
de (down)
pos (put)
op (against)
pon (place)
ent (one who)